PARROT TALK

The Green Parrot Chicken and Waffle Brunch, Music Festival

On Sunday April 20th, presented as part of the Annual Conch RepublicIndependence DaysCelebration, The Green Parrot Bar will host the 2008 Green ParrotConch RepublicMusic Festival beginning at 1:00 P.M..The Festival kicks off at 12:30 PM with a Chicken and WaffleGospel/Soul Brunch featuring Robert Albury and Cliff Sawyer.Southern Fried Chicken is provided by The Meteor Smokehouse andWaffles will be prepared by Louie from The Coco Plum Inn with allproceeds from the sale of Chicken and Waffles Platters to benefit TheBahama Village Music Program.Following at 2:00 P.M. is a tributeto jazz legend and Key West native Fats Navarrofeaturing some of the finest jazz players in the Conch Republic oranywhere else, for that matter: guitarist Larry Baeder, trumpeterKenny Fradley, bassist Lonnie Jacobson, drummer Richard Crooks andkeyboardist Gordy Michaels performing material writtenby Navarro, a seminal bebop jazz trumpeter, considered by many criticsto be the best bebop trumpeter of them all.At 4:00 P.M. local latin dance band Caribe will perform.At 5:30 the stage wil lbe given over by the Latin Grammy-nominatedSpam Allstars withtheir blend of latin, funk, hip hop and dub.The Spam Allstars willreturn to the stage at 10 PM Sunday night for another explosive show. For more information call 294-6133.